Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid
Malaysian politician
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| Intro | Malaysian politician | |
| A.K.A. | Mohamad Zahir bin Abdul Khalid Mohammad Zahir bin Abdul Khalid | |
| A.K.A. | Mohamad Zahir bin Abdul Khalid Mohammad Zahir bin Abdul Khalid | |
| Places | Malaysia | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | Taiping, Larut, Matang and Selama, Perak, Malaysia |
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Biography
Mohamad Zahir bin Abdul Khalid is a Malaysian politician who has served as Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly since May 2020. He served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir from May 2009 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kamunting from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N16 Kamunting | Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid (UMNO) | 7,975 | 51.80% | Muhamad Apardi Sharri (PAS) | 7,420 | 48.20% | 16,179 | 555 | 74.64% | ||
| 2013 | Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid (UMNO) | 11,784 | 51.96% | Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz (PAS) | 10,897 | 48.04% | 22,893 | 887 | 84.10% | |||
| 2018 | Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid (UMNO) | 8,118 | 34.85% | Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin (AMANAH) | 9,898 | 42.50% | 23,980 | 1,780 | 79.90% | |||
| Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz (PAS) | 5,276 | 22.65% | ||||||||||
Honours
- Perak :
- Knight Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato' (2010)